hiking trails – NPSOT-Williamson County Chapter

December 6, 2024December 7, 2024

Field Trip: Native Plant Walk, Wednesday, January 1, 2025

— by Gary Bowers

What: New Year’s Native Plant Walk
When: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM on Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Where: Round Rock’s Memorial Park, 600 N Lee St, Round Rock, Texas
Our field trip is open to the public.

The walk is about 2.0 miles on sidewalk and a developed pathway along the new Heritage Trail, which will someday be part of the Brushy Creek Regional Trail. The route will be two out and backs in succession (one going from the parking area to Mays St and one going from the parking area to Chisholm Trail and the namesake Round Rock) so folks can choose to only do half if they wish.

After the walk, folks are welcome to join some of the attendees at a restaurant downtown. We’ll make a post-walk decision but probably The Brass Tap or 600 Degrees Pizza as they both have seating for larger groups.

If you have questions, please contact the Field Trip Committee (contact form here).

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November 12, 2024November 12, 2024

Field Trip: River Ranch County Park, Sunday, December 1, 2024

— by Sue Wiseman

What: After Thanksgiving @ River Ranch County Park
When: 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM on Sunday, December 1, 2024
- Meet at the Trailhead West Parking lot. (Follow the signs. It is past the Interpretive Center.)
Where: 194 Reveille Way, Liberty Hill, TX 78642
Our field trip is open to the public. Park day use fee $2-$4. (Ages 12 & under free.)

Please join us Sunday Dec 1 at River Ranch County Park from 1:30pm to 4:00pm. We will meet at the Trailhead West Parking lot. (Follow the signs. It is past the Interpretive Center.)

We will take a leisurely walk along the Overlook Trail where we will see a lot of fall grasses. The walk will be a little over a mile and is rated easy with few elevation changes. Feel free to bring your children and friends. Please wear appropriate clothing including long pants and closed toes shoes. Hats and sunscreen recommended. You might throw in a grass id book or notebook to help you with all the grasses.

If you have questions, please contact the Field Trip Committee (contact form here).

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June 21, 2024June 23, 2024

Field Trip: Tree Walk at Rivery Park on June 29

What: Tree Walk with Gary Bowers at Rivery Park, Georgetown.
- (This trip was originally planned to be at Old Settlers Park, Round Rock.)
When: Saturday, June 29, 2024, 8:00 am to 10:00 am.
Where: Meet at the Rivery Park parking lot, Georgetown, Texas.
- Google GPS location is 30.648088822636854, -97.68497180641552 or see this link.
- If navigating with the what3words app, use ///mixture.blog.drill.

NPSOT field trips are free and open to the public.

Learn about local trees and enjoy a lovely walk along the San Gabriel River. Please remember that even though it’s early, it’s still going to be very warm! Bring water, snacks, a hat and sunscreen to protect yourself. We’ll walk until it gets too hot, no more than a couple hours of easy strolling.

An Extra Invitation for You: On June 27 at 7pm, just a couple days before the tree walk, Gary Bowers will present The Trees of Williamson County at Good Water Master Naturalists’ monthly meeting. Gary gives this talk to a number of groups and is very knowledgeable about his trees! GWMN is extending an invitation to join their meeting by Zoom to hear Gary’s talk.

Gary’s presentation follows the business section of GWMN’s meeting agenda. It’s suggested that you join that evening no later than 6:55pm in order to hear Gary’s talk starting at 7pm. Register ahead of the meeting using this GWMN link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tf-uprz0uE9Tp-98Lsb72PJiUsIbtLfR5#/registration

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